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Tracheal cancer

MedGen UID:
102274
•Concept ID:
C0153489
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: CA - Cancer of trachea; Ca trachea; cancer of trachea; Malignant Neoplasm of the Trachea; malignant neoplasm of the trachea; Malignant Neoplasm of Trachea; malignant neoplasm of trachea; Malignant Trachea Neoplasm; malignant trachea neoplasm; Malignant Trachea Tumor; malignant trachea tumor; malignant trachea tumour; Malignant Tracheal Neoplasm; malignant tracheal neoplasm; Malignant tracheal tumor; Malignant Tracheal Tumor; malignant tracheal tumor; malignant tracheal tumour; Malignant Tumor of the Trachea; malignant tumor of the trachea; Malignant tumor of trachea; Malignant Tumor of Trachea; malignant tumor of trachea; malignant tumour of the trachea; malignant tumour of trachea; trachea cancer; tracheal cancer
SNOMED CT: Tracheal cancer (363432004); CA - Cancer of trachea (363432004); Malignant tracheal tumor (363432004); Malignant tumor of trachea (363432004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001407

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the trachea. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTracheal cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistula.
Shamji FM, Inculet R
Thorac Surg Clin 2018 Aug;28(3):393-402. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.04.007. PMID: 30054077
Malignant tracheal tumors: a review of current diagnostic and management strategies.
Sherani K, Vakil A, Dodhia C, Fein A
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2015 Jul;21(4):322-6. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000181. PMID: 25978628
Clinical aspects and treatment of primary tracheal malignancies.
Honings J, Gaissert HA, van der Heijden HF, Verhagen AF, Kaanders JH, Marres HA
Acta Otolaryngol 2010 Jul;130(7):763-72. doi: 10.3109/00016480903403005. PMID: 20569185

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with primary tracheal tumors: Analysis of eighty-nine cases.
Piórek A, Płużański A, Teterycz P, Tabor S, Winiarczyk K, Knetki-Wróblewska M, Kowalski DM, Krzakowski M
Thorac Cancer 2024 Apr;15(11):878-883. Epub 2024 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.15231. PMID: 38429910Free PMC Article
Outcomes and predictors of survival for tracheal cancer.
Desai N, Zambetti BR, Wong DL, Schachter AE, Judge NP, Valaulikar GS, Ng T
J Surg Oncol 2023 Dec;128(8):1251-1258. Epub 2023 Sep 21 doi: 10.1002/jso.27447. PMID: 37732718
National Utilization of Surgery and Outcomes for Primary Tracheal Cancer in the United States.
Benissan-Messan DZ, Merritt RE, Bazan JG, D'Souza DM, Abdel-Rasoul M, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Kneuertz PJ
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Sep;110(3):1012-1022. Epub 2020 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.048. PMID: 32335015Free PMC Article
Management and prognosis of primary tracheal cancer: a national analysis.
Nouraei SM, Middleton SE, Nouraei SA, Virk JS, George PJ, Hayward M, Sandhu GS
Laryngoscope 2014 Jan;124(1):145-50. Epub 2013 Jul 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.24123. PMID: 23868448
Clinical aspects and treatment of primary tracheal malignancies.
Honings J, Gaissert HA, van der Heijden HF, Verhagen AF, Kaanders JH, Marres HA
Acta Otolaryngol 2010 Jul;130(7):763-72. doi: 10.3109/00016480903403005. PMID: 20569185

Diagnosis

Tracheal cancer: a rare and deadly but potentially curable disease that also affects younger people.
Nilssen Y, Solberg S, Brustugun OT, Møller B, Sundset A, Wahl SGF, Helland Å
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2023 Jul 3;64(1) doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad244. PMID: 37348858Free PMC Article
Tracheal chondrosarcoma: A case report, systematic review, and pooled analysis.
Heuermann M, Bekker S, Czeczok T, Gregory S, Sharma A
Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2022 Jul;5(7):e1537. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1537. PMID: 34476908Free PMC Article
Malignant tracheal tumors: a review of current diagnostic and management strategies.
Sherani K, Vakil A, Dodhia C, Fein A
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2015 Jul;21(4):322-6. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000181. PMID: 25978628
Management and prognosis of primary tracheal cancer: a national analysis.
Nouraei SM, Middleton SE, Nouraei SA, Virk JS, George PJ, Hayward M, Sandhu GS
Laryngoscope 2014 Jan;124(1):145-50. Epub 2013 Jul 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.24123. PMID: 23868448
Clinical aspects and treatment of primary tracheal malignancies.
Honings J, Gaissert HA, van der Heijden HF, Verhagen AF, Kaanders JH, Marres HA
Acta Otolaryngol 2010 Jul;130(7):763-72. doi: 10.3109/00016480903403005. PMID: 20569185

Therapy

Prognostic factors and constructing a nomogram in tracheal cancer patients treated with surgical intervention: A study based on SEER database.
Shi W, Ning Y, Liu X, Liu H, Zhao C, Wu L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Jan 5;103(1):e36787. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036787. PMID: 38181293Free PMC Article
Tracheal stent aspergillosis occurring after aortic allograft of the trachea.
Durliat A, Locatelli-Sanchez M, Wallet F, Allaouchiche B
Transpl Infect Dis 2022 Dec;24(6):e13965. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/tid.13965. PMID: 36349860
Clinical experience of transbronchoscopic laser ablation for central airway stenosis using a high-power diode laser-ten years' experience at a single institute.
Tanaka K, Nakajima T, Inage T, Sakairi Y, Suzuki H, Yoshino I
Ann Palliat Med 2022 May;11(5):1644-1648. Epub 2021 Dec 24 doi: 10.21037/apm-21-2273. PMID: 35016516
Management of Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistula.
Shamji FM, Inculet R
Thorac Surg Clin 2018 Aug;28(3):393-402. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.04.007. PMID: 30054077
Treatment approaches to primary tracheal cancer.
Behringer D, Könemann S, Hecker E
Thorac Surg Clin 2014 Feb;24(1):73-76. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.10.002. PMID: 24295662

Prognosis

Outcomes and predictors of survival for tracheal cancer.
Desai N, Zambetti BR, Wong DL, Schachter AE, Judge NP, Valaulikar GS, Ng T
J Surg Oncol 2023 Dec;128(8):1251-1258. Epub 2023 Sep 21 doi: 10.1002/jso.27447. PMID: 37732718
Tracheal cancer: a rare and deadly but potentially curable disease that also affects younger people.
Nilssen Y, Solberg S, Brustugun OT, Møller B, Sundset A, Wahl SGF, Helland Å
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2023 Jul 3;64(1) doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad244. PMID: 37348858Free PMC Article
National Utilization of Surgery and Outcomes for Primary Tracheal Cancer in the United States.
Benissan-Messan DZ, Merritt RE, Bazan JG, D'Souza DM, Abdel-Rasoul M, Moffatt-Bruce SD, Kneuertz PJ
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Sep;110(3):1012-1022. Epub 2020 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.048. PMID: 32335015Free PMC Article
Management and prognosis of primary tracheal cancer: a national analysis.
Nouraei SM, Middleton SE, Nouraei SA, Virk JS, George PJ, Hayward M, Sandhu GS
Laryngoscope 2014 Jan;124(1):145-50. Epub 2013 Jul 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.24123. PMID: 23868448
Clinical aspects and treatment of primary tracheal malignancies.
Honings J, Gaissert HA, van der Heijden HF, Verhagen AF, Kaanders JH, Marres HA
Acta Otolaryngol 2010 Jul;130(7):763-72. doi: 10.3109/00016480903403005. PMID: 20569185

Clinical prediction guides

Prognostic factors and constructing a nomogram in tracheal cancer patients treated with surgical intervention: A study based on SEER database.
Shi W, Ning Y, Liu X, Liu H, Zhao C, Wu L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Jan 5;103(1):e36787. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036787. PMID: 38181293Free PMC Article
Outcomes and predictors of survival for tracheal cancer.
Desai N, Zambetti BR, Wong DL, Schachter AE, Judge NP, Valaulikar GS, Ng T
J Surg Oncol 2023 Dec;128(8):1251-1258. Epub 2023 Sep 21 doi: 10.1002/jso.27447. PMID: 37732718
Survival benefit of radiotherapy and nomogram for patients with primary tracheal malignant tumors: a propensity score-matched SEER database analysis.
Zheng Z, Du Z, Fang Z, Shi Y, Chen X, Jin M, Liu K
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023 Sep;149(12):9919-9926. Epub 2023 May 30 doi: 10.1007/s00432-023-04896-8. PMID: 37249645Free PMC Article
Association between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) dietary exposure and mortality risk in the E3N cohort.
Marques C, Fiolet T, Frenoy P, Severi G, Mancini FR
Sci Total Environ 2022 Sep 20;840:156626. Epub 2022 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156626. PMID: 35697224
Management and prognosis of primary tracheal cancer: a national analysis.
Nouraei SM, Middleton SE, Nouraei SA, Virk JS, George PJ, Hayward M, Sandhu GS
Laryngoscope 2014 Jan;124(1):145-50. Epub 2013 Jul 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.24123. PMID: 23868448

Recent systematic reviews

Tracheal chondrosarcoma: A case report, systematic review, and pooled analysis.
Heuermann M, Bekker S, Czeczok T, Gregory S, Sharma A
Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2022 Jul;5(7):e1537. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1537. PMID: 34476908Free PMC Article

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